Assets of The Marble City: Sylacauga Utilities Board Friday, March 8 by SylacaugaNews.com Digital TeamSYLACAUGA, Ala. - SylacaugaNews.com is doing something new in 2019. In a world full of constant negative news, we are turning attention to several features of our great city. Native Sylacaugan Michael Adair highlights what Sylacauga has to offer. First up: Sylacauga Utilities Board.
Major progress on Sunday, but 285 Sylacauga Utilities Board customers still without power Sunday, December 10 by Lee PerrymanSYLACAUGA, Ala. - As of 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, the Sylacauga Utilities Board had resolved all but 30 separate problems disrupting power to 285 customers. One of the 30 is affecting more than 40 customers; others are smaller groups.According to officials, most of... Read More.
More than 700 Sylacauga homes still without power following Winter storm Sunday, December 10 by Lee PerrymanSYLACAUGA, Ala. - As of 8:00 a.m. on Sunday, the Sylacauga Utilities Board reported that 723 homes were still without electricity.In addition to scattered power outages, including areas on Alabama Highway 21 South to U.S. Highway 280, two utility poles affecting more than... Read More.
Sylacauga City Council approves funding for TASER units and new four-way stop Thursday, September 21 by Michael BrannonSYLACAUGA, Ala. - The Sylacauga City Council addressed several agenda items at its meeting Tuesday, Sept. 19, one approving a funding request by Police Chief Kelley Johnson for the Sylacauga Police Department to purchase additional TASER units as part of a grant application.Currently, SPD has only six... Read More.
[PHOTOS] Severe weather outbreak knocks out power in Sylacauga; damages homes and cars Wednesday, May 24 by Michael BrannonSYLACAUGA, Ala. - Tuesday night, Sylacauga was suddenly hit with a severe weather outbreak causing power outages in several northeast neighborhoods.Sylacauga Utilities Board member Ronnie Collier told SylacaugaNews.com it could be some time before all power is restored.In the Fairmont neighborhood, Britt Robbins and his... Read More.
Sylacauga Utilities Board advises its Internet service users of global cyberattack Thursday, May 18 by Lee PerrymanSYLACAUGA, Ala. - The Sylacauga Utilities Board, a key provider of high-speed internet services to Sylacauga area industries, businesses, and residences, has issued an advisory to its customers regarding a recent cyberattack affecting an estimated 200,000 computers in at least 150 countries.Older versions of... Read More.
Sylacauga Utilities Board presents 2017 AMEA Scholarships Thursday, May 18 by Michael BrannonSYLACAUGA, Ala. - The Sylacauga Utilities Board presented scholarships to four students for academic and vocational success on Tuesday. Any student whose parent receives electricity services from the Alabama Municipal Electric Authority is eligible to receive a $2500 scholarship.The 2017 AMEA Academic Scholarships were awarded to two... Read More.
Six-hour outage planned for Sylacauga Utilities Board internet services Thursday, April 27 by Lee PerrymanSYLACAUGA, Ala. - The Sylacauga Utilities Board expects an internet services outage beginning at 11:00 p.m. on Friday, April 28, due to a third-party vendor's scheduled maintenance on fiber cables serving the city.All fiber and fixed wireless access will be affected, with completion is... Read More.
Sylacauga Utilities Board: new water sources seem promising Tuesday, December 13 by Jeremy LawSYLACAUGA, Ala. - The Sylacauga Utilities Board held its department head meeting Tuesday morning. The meeting between board members mainly consisted of discussion on the new water well project that SUB has been working on for several months.As SylacaugaNews.com previously reported, SUB continuously... Read More.
SUB to residents: water levels not in danger during drought Tuesday, November 15 by Jeremy LawSYLACAUGA, Ala. - For the second week in a row, the current drought was the main talking point at the Sylacauga Utilities Board (SUB) meeting Tuesday morning.Water levels for lakes and the length of the drought were a topic of discussion before the meeting... Read More.